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The Delft University of Technology has shrunk their robotic ornithopter design down to a very impressive 10cm - that's almost 1/3 the size of their previous design.
Specs for the Delfly Micro -
Size: 10 cm, from wingtip to wingtipHit the site for more media + info - Delfly Micro
Weight: 3.07 gram;
Battery: 1 gram
Camera and transmitter: 0.4 gram;
Engine: 0.45 gram;
Receiver: 0.2 gram;
Actuators: 0.5 gram;
Rest: about 0.52 grams.
Battery: 30 mah lithium polymer, for three minutes fight.
Flap frequency wings: 30 Hz
Materials: Mylar foil (wings), carbon and balsawood.
Range: 50m
If this is what's being developed publicly, the "behind closed doors" stuff must really be small!
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what parts have they used?
where to get them?
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